Mendoza Closes the Gap with a Set
Level 27
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Stephen Song raised to 500,000 from under the gun with A♦K♠ and James Mendoza opted to just call in the hijack with 10♥10♦. Marius Gierse also joined the party with A♥10♠ in the big blind.
The flop came 10♣6♠5♠ and Song continued with a bet of 450,000. Mendoza just called with top set and Gierse also called with his top pair. The turn was the J♥ and Gierse checked to Song who fired out another bet of 800,000. Mendoza raised to 2,200,000 which got quick folds from Gierse and Song.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,000,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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|
9,650,000
2,950,000
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2,950,000 |
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5,025,000
975,000
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975,000 |
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